THE SQUEEZE IS ON, page-2194

Not celebrating this squeeze point. It is a squeeze and impacts on another Australin company.

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The military said the delegation had accused Niger of partnering with Russia and Iran on “secret” deals, which the government denies. Officials also said the US had “threatened” action against Niger if the Niamey fails to cut ties with both countries.

The military government “forcefully denounces the condescending attitude accompanied by the threat of retaliation from the head of the American delegation towards the Nigerien government and people”, spokesman Abdramane added.

A US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to the Reuters news agency, said the officials had “frank discussions” in Niamey earlier this week about the trajectory of Niger’s ruling military council – known by its French initials CNSP.

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Niger DASA PROJECT was possibly a boost to 2027 "The process plant has been designed for a throughput of 1,200 tonnes per day. Long lead equipment has been purchased with delivery expected late summer through the fall of 2024. In view of the on-site construction schedule, cold commissioning is expected to be complete in Q4 2025 and hot commissioning beginning in early 2026. Procurement and construction of supporting infrastructure is underway. The processing plant recovery is forecast to be 94.15% in steady state."

Will Russia/China/Iran links in Niger impact? It already has in so many ways. Nigers US - "Air Base 201 near Agadez was built at a cost of more than $100m. Since 2018 the base has been used to target ISIL (ISIS) fighters and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate, in the Sahel region" Is Global's Dasa project safe? Suspect not myself. It is up 3.3% today with the Nuclear sectors stocks happily for investors in Global.